Creaming-can



PATENTED JAN. 5, 1904.

F. G. FORTNBY.

GRBAMING CAN. APPLICATION FILED APR. 16.1903.

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improvement.

UNITED STATES Patented January 5, 1904.

FRANK G; FORTNEY, OF MONROEVILLE, INDIANA.

CREAMlNG-CAN.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent N 0. 748,598, dated January5, 1904.

Application filed April 16, 1903.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK G. FORTNEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Monroeville, in the county of Allen and State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Creaming-Cans; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, andexactdescription of theinvention,such as will enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates particularly to creaming-cans havingan outer canto contain cooling-water and an inner can to contain the milk; and theparticular object of the invention is to form an improved couplingbetween the inner can and the outlet-passage and faucet which willpermit the inner can to be readily separated and removed. The fittingconnecting the faucet and the inner can has a glazed passage, throughwhich the milk can be inspected before it reaches the faucet.

In the accompanyingdrawings, Figure 1 is a vertical section of canprovided with my Figs. 2, 3, and 4 are respectively front, rear, andside views of the coupling-fitting; and Fig. 5 is a plan showing thebottom of the can.

Referring specifically to the drawings, 6 indicates theouter can for thewater, and 7 the milk-can within the same. The latter is preferablyelliptical to give greater water-space and rests upon a support 8 andupon the coupling-fitting hereinafter described.

At 10 is indicated aplate fixed by riveting,

soldering, or otherwise in the wall of the outer can at the bottomthereof,and this plate forms one wall ofa tubular passage 11, formed onthe back thereof within the can. The passage terminates in V the outletfaucet 12, through which the milk may be drawn off. The tube 11 isL-shaped or ofiset horizontally Serial No. 152,930. (No model.)

at the lower end, and the vertical portion thereof is glazed at 13, sothat the contents of the tube may be seen through the glass. The

lower end is ofiset to bring the faucet at the side, which isadvantageous, because it takes up less vertical space than if the faucetwere below the glass, and consequently the inner can can be set lower inthe outer can.

To the under side of the bottom of the inner can is secured a dishedplate 14, which forms a seat for the head of the tubular screwplug 15,which connects and couples the inside'can to the outlet-tube 11. Theupper end of the tube is threaded interiorly, as at 16,.to receive thescrew-plug, and the joint is packed by a gasket 17. A close. and tightjoint is thus formed with very .few parts. The inner can may be quicklydisconnected and lifted out by unscrewing the plug 15.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In acreaming-can, the combination with inner and outer cans, of anoutlet-tube extending through the outer can and having a faucet at itsouter end, and a removable tubular coupling-plug extending through theinner can and into the inner end of the outlettube and binding thebottom of the inner can upon the top of the outlet-tube.

2. In a creaming-can, the combination with an outer can having anoutlet-tube fixed therein and a faucet at the lower end of the tube, ofan inner can, anda removable hollow screw coupling-plug extendingthrough the bottom of the inner can and engaging the upper end of thetube and having a head within the inner can binding the same upon thetop of the outlet-tube.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

- FRANK G. FORTNEY.

Witnesses:

E. MURFIELD, E. I. GEYER.

